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Safety volunteer charged in fatal shooting of Utah 'No Kings' protester

Matthew Alder allegedly fired three shots, one hitting a man seen assembling an AR-15 rifle and a third inadvertently killing Arthur Folasa Ah Loo.
Utah No Kings Death Things To Know
Utah No Kings Death Things To Know

University of Delaware student arrested with a gun planned attack on school, police say

Officials say Luqmaan Khan, of Wilmington, had a gun, ammo, an armored ballistic plate and detailed plans for an attack.
During their investigation, Officers discovered the following items in his vehicle:
• Loaded Glock .357 handgun
• Micro Conversion Kit for a Glock handgun
• Four loaded 27-round extended magazines
• Ballistic hard plate (body armor) 
• Binoculars, Laptop, Composition Notebook
During their investigation, Officers discovered the following items in his vehicle:
• Loaded Glock .357 handgun
• Micro Conversion Kit for a Glock handgun
• Four loaded 27-round extended magazines
• Ballistic hard plate (body armor) 
• Binoculars, Laptop, Composition Notebook

4 killed, 11 injured in shooting at child's birthday party in California

There appears to be multiple shooters, the San Joaquin County sheriff said, but no one is in custody yet.
Law enforcement responds to the scene of a shooting on Nov. 30, 2025 in Stockton, California.
Law enforcement responds to the scene of a shooting on Nov. 30, 2025 in Stockton, California.

Woman's body returned to Guatemala after she was shot going to wrong home in Indiana

María Florinda Ríos Pérez, a mother of four, was killed when she and her husband mistakenly tried to enter the wrong person's home to clean it, according to court documents.
Syndication: The Indianapolis Star
Syndication: The Indianapolis Star

Ex-University of Virginia student get life in prison for deaths of football players

Authorities said Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. opened fire aboard a charter bus in 2022, which prompted a 12-hour lockdown of the campus.
University of Virginia Shooting
University of Virginia Shooting

Indiana man charged in fatal shooting of cleaner who came to wrong home granted bail

Curt Andersen will have to wear a GPS monitor once he has posted a $25,000 bond after being charged with manslaughter.
A cleaning crew worker was fatally shot Wednesday in Whitestown, Indiana after arriving at the wrong house to clean.
A cleaning crew worker was fatally shot Wednesday in Whitestown, Indiana after arriving at the wrong house to clean.

Homeowner had twice reported 'suspicious activity' before a house cleaner was fatally shot

Curt Andersen had long feared crime coming to his front door and had even designated a "safe room" in his house, police said. The Guatemalan immigrant who was killed had mistakenly arrived at the wrong address.
A cleaning crew worker was fatally shot Wednesday in Whitestown, Indiana after arriving at the wrong house to clean.
A cleaning crew worker was fatally shot Wednesday in Whitestown, Indiana after arriving at the wrong house to clean.

Indiana homeowner charged with manslaughter in killing of cleaner who went to wrong address

Maria Florinda Rios Perez, a 32-year-old Guatemalan immigrant, was killed after she mistakenly went to the incorrect home.
Rios Perez, a 32-year-old Guatemalan immigrant who was killed after she and her husband mistakenly went to the door of the wrong home in Indiana.
Rios Perez, a 32-year-old Guatemalan immigrant who was killed after she and her husband mistakenly went to the door of the wrong home in Indiana.

Football coach John Beam dead after Oakland shooting, suspect arrested

Beam, an athletic director and retired coach, is best known for being profiled in season five of Netflix's "Last Chance U."
John Beam in "Last Chance U."
John Beam in "Last Chance U."

Parents arrested after 4-year-old twin boys are shot with gun found in the living room

The children were taken to an Orlando, Florida, hospital and are in critical but stable condition.
Calais Drive
Calais Drive

5 wounded, 1 seriously, in shooting outside San Francisco supermarket

A man with life-threatening injuries and four juveniles with non-life-threatening injuries were rushed to a hospital, police said in a statement.
San Francisco Shooting
San Francisco Shooting

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